Election Name: | 1999 Wigan by-election |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1997 United Kingdom general election |
Previous Year: | 1997 |
Next Election: | 2001 United Kingdom general election |
Next Year: | 2001 |
Election Date: | 23 September 1999 |
Turnout: | 25% |
Candidate1: | Neil Turner |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Popular Vote1: | 9,641 |
Percentage1: | 59.6% |
Swing1: | 9.0pp |
Candidate2: | Tom Peet |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Popular Vote2: | 2,912 |
Percentage2: | 18.0% |
Swing2: | 1.1pp |
Party4: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Popular Vote4: | 2,148 |
Percentage4: | 13.3% |
Swing4: | 3.3pp |
Candidate5: | John Whittaker |
Party5: | UK Independence Party |
Popular Vote5: | 834 |
Percentage5: | 5.2% |
Swing5: | New |
MP | |
Before Election: | Roger Stott |
After Election: | Neil Turner |
Before Party: | Labour |
After Party: | Labour |
The 1999 Wigan by-election of 23 September 1999 was held after the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Roger Stott.
The by-election was contested by nine candidates in total, with Labour selecting Neil Turner, who had been a local councillor for 27 years, to defend the seat. Meanwhile, the Conservatives chose Tom Peet, who was an active Trade Unionist and had worked at a nearby coal mine.
The result was a hold for the Labour Party, with Turner gaining 59.6% of the vote, in spite of a 5% swing to the Conservative Party.